Hair waving or curling device



July 5, 1938. s. B. BELIAEFF 122,509

HAIR WAVING 0R CURLING DEVICE Filed Aug. rez, 1955 INVENTOR SEPHEN B,BELIAEFF Patented July 5, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR WAVING RCURLING DEVICE Stephen B. Beliaeff, Malverne, N. Y.

Application August 22, 1935, Serial No. 37,323

9' Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in hair waving or curlingdevices. It relates particularly to the type of hair curling devicesprovided with means for gripping the hair ends which are then rolled ina number of convolutions to form a curl, and further provided with aclamp to hold the hair in its curled condition after the completion ofthe rolling operation.

An. object of the present invention is to provide v a device of thecharacter described of greatly simplified construction, whereby themembers may be readily and quickly assembled, which will be economicalto manufacture and at the same time operate with a high degree ofefficiency for the purposes intended.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed having improved clamping means.

Still another object of my invention is to prov vide a device of thecharacter described having novel clamp attaching means.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements,

and arrangement of parts which will be exemplifled in the constructionhereinafter described, and ofwhich the scope of application will beindicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the variouspossible embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a hair curling device embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view, partly sectional, of the Fig.

1 form of device;

Fig. 3 is an end View, partly sectional, of the Fig. l form of device;

Fig. 4 is a view in section taken substantially 4.01 on the line 4 4 ofFig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail, partly sectional,

of a portion of the device illustrated in Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a view partly sectional, of a portion of the Fig. 1` form ofdevice, but illustrating a modified form of clamp;

Referring now in detail to the drawing, therev is disclosed in Figs. 1to 6 a hair curling device embodying the various features of myinvention, said device comprising a hair rolling element 20 which may beof hollow tubular constructionr and provided with a suitable hairgripping member 2| pivotally connected to the rolling element 20 by anovel connecting means to be described in greater detail as thedescription proceeds. The

gripping member 2| and the rolling element 20 are each provided withsimilarly designed extensions or nger pieces 22 and 23, respectively,adapted to have received between them a leaf spring member 25 designedto normally spread said finger pieces apart to urge the gripping member2| into pressing engagement with the rolling element 20.

When it is desired to roll the hair into one or more convolutions toform a curl, the finger pieces 22 and 23 are compressed against theaction of the spring 25 to raise the gripping member 2| to the dottedline or ineffective position 26, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. Theends of the hair are then placed on the rolling element and the ngerpieces 22 and 23 released to allow the member 2| to grip the hair tohold the same against the element 20. The hair is then rolled or coiledon said element 20. After this has been done it is necessary to providemeans for binding and maintaining the hair in place.

By my invention I have provided a novel binding member which at the sametime serves to pivotally connect the gripping member 2| to the rollingelement 20. The means by which this is accomplished: may be described asfollows:

There is disclosed in Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawing a suitable hair clamp30 which may be of the bail type, as shown, having portions extendingalong the rolling element 20 and around the end thereof, the open endsbeing pivotally engaged in the element 2|! and the member 2| in thefollowing manner:

It will be noted that the members 20 and 2| are each provided with apair of overlapping ears 3|, 3| adjacent the finger pieces 22 and 23.Said ears 3| are provided with aligned annular apertures 35 of a sizeslightly larger than the crosssection of said clamp 30 and adapted toreceive a portion adjacent the ends 32 for free rotation therein.

Similarly the ears 3|' are provided with aligned annular apertures 35 ofa size slightly larger than the cross-section of said clamp 30 andadapted to receive a portion adjacent the end 32 for free rotationtherein. The ends 32 and 32? are provided with flattened and aredportions36, 36 of-a width greater than the diameter of the apertures 35,35". It will be noted that the said apertures 35, 35 are provided withhorizontally extending slottedportions of slightly greater widthithanthethickness of the flattenedportions 36, 36" and of lesser width than thediameter of the apertures 35, 35.

Thegconstruction as described above is so` der signed as to permit theends 32, 32 of the portion adjacent the clamp 30 to be inserted into theapertures 35, 35', to pivotally connect the gripping member 2l to therolling element 20, only when said clamp is in a position which issubstantially at right angles to the said meinbers 2|] and 2|. When theclamp 30 has thus been pivotally mounted, it is rotated to a position asshown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawing, which is theoperative position for rolling or curling the hair, or it may be rotatedto the full line position which is the operative position for clampingthe rolled hair to retain the same in rolled condition.

Bg the construction as described, it is also seen that the ends 32, 32will be retained in position within the apertures 35, 35 until it isdesired to disassemble the device, at which time it is necessary toposition the clamp 30 at right angles to the rolling element 2l] andwithdraw the ends 32, 32.

Any suitable means may be employed for locking the clamp 30 in position,such as a pair of aligned circumferential notches 40 in the euter end ofthe rolling element 20, adapted tc receive the closed end portion of theclamp 30. Due to the resilient construction of the clamp 30 it may bedesigned to snap into position and held in the notches 40.

In Fig. '7 of the drawing there is disclosed a modified form of clamp 4Ipivotally mounted in the same manner as the clamp 3|] but having itscle-sed end portion extended beyond the length of the rolling element2l) and looped to' ferm a handle 42 tov facilitate the lockingl andunlocking of said clamp 4I from the notches 40.

In using hair curling -devices of the character described, it is thecustomary practice to treat or wet the hair with some solution beforewinding said hair on the rolling member. Since the rolling operation isperformed by hand, the fingers of the operator must of necessity becomemoist from handling the moist hair. Due to this fact it is oftentimesdifficult to obtain a good grip on the curling device due te the factthat the moisture tends to allow the curling device to slip out of thefingers. To overcome this disadvantage, I have provided suitable meanson the finger pieces 22 and 23 to prevent slipping when in use. In Figs.1, 2, 5, 6 of the drawing there is shown one such means which comprisesa plurality of perforations 64 suitably positioned in the finger pieces22 and 23.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made cf the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and.

not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a tubular memberadapted to have hair rolled thereon, a second member cooperating withsaid tubular member, and clamping means for holding the roll of hair inplace, said last named means comprising a wire member having deformedends, adapted to pass through mating means cut through the walls of bothof said members for pivotally mounting said second member on sai-dtubular member, said deformed ends being withdrawable through saidmating means only upon aligning said deformed ends with said matingmeans, to disassemble said deidce.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a tubular memberadapted to have hair rolled thereon, a second member cooperating withsaid tubular member, resilient means between the members to urge saidsecond member into pressing engagement with said tubular member to gripthe hair preparatory to rolling the same, and clamping means for holdingthe rcll of hair in place, said last named means comprising a wiremember having deformed ends, adapted to pass through mating means cutthrough the walls of both of said members for pivotally mounting saidsecond member on said tubular member, said wire member ends beingdeformed before assembly of said device.

3. A device of the character described comprising means adapted to havehair rolled therecn, means for gripping the hair preparatory to rolling,and means for holding the rolled hair in place, said last named meanscomprising a wire member having deformed ends, adapted to pass throughmating means cut through the walls of said hair gripping. and said hairrolling means for pivotally mounting said hair grippng means on saidhair rolling means, said deformed ends being withdrawable through saidmating means only upon aligning sai-d deformed ends with said matingmeans, to disassemble said device.

4. A device of the character described comprising a member adapted tohave hair rolled thereon, a second member adapted to grip the hairpreparatory to rolling, said members having pairs of overlapping earsbetween the ends thereof provided with aligned apertures therein, andmeans for holding the rolled hair in place, said last named meanscomprising a loop of wirelike material, each end of said loop beingdeformed and adapted to pass through mating means cut through saidoverlapping ears to pivotally connect the said members, sai-d deformedends being withdrawable through said mating means only upon aligningsaid deformed ends with said mating means, to disassemble said device.

5. A device of the character described comprising a member adapted tohave hair rolled thereon, a second member adapted to grip the hairpreparatory to rolling, said members having pairs of overlapping earsbetween the ends thereof provided with aligned annular aperturestherein, each of said apertures having a horizontal slot of greaterlength than the diameter of said aperture and disposed substantiallyacross the center thereof, and means for holding the rolled hair inplace, said last named means comprising a loop of wire of substantiallyannular cross-section, each end of said wire being flattened to passthrough said aligned apertures to pivotally connect the said members,the said flattened ends preventing disengagement of said wire from saidapertures except when said fiattened ends are in mating alignment withsaid horizontal slots.

6, A device of the character deseribed comprising a member adapted tohave hair rolled thereon, a second member adapted to grip the hairpreparatory to rolling, said members having pairs of overlapping earsbetween the ends thereof, said rst named member having notches in theend thereof most remote from said ears and means for holding the rolledhair in place, said last named means comprising a clamping bail having alooped end adapted to cooperate with said notches and the free endsbeing deformed and adapted to be received in mating apertures in saidoverlapping ears to pivotally connect the said members.

7. A device of the character described comprising a member adapted tohave hair rolled thereon, a second member adapted to grip the hairpreparatory to rolling, said members having pairs of overlapping earsbetween the ends thereof, said first named member having notches in theend thereof most remote from said ears and means for holding the rolledhair in place, said last named means comprising a clamping bail having alooped end adapted to extend beyond said hair rolling member when causedto engage said notches, to form a handle for said clamping bail, thefree ends of said bail being deformed and adapted to be inserted throughmating apertures in said overlapping ears to pivotally connect the saidmembers.

8. A device of the character described comprising a tubular memberadapted to have hair rolled thereon, a second member adapted to grip thehair preparatory to rolling, each of said members havin-g finger gripportions at one end thereof provided with means to prevent slipping Whensaid portions are contacted by the fingers of the operator, and meansfor ho'lding the rolled hair in said rolled con-dition, said last namedmeans including means integral therewith for pivotally interconnectingsaid members, said last named integral means comprising a Wire memberhaving deformed ends and adapted to pass through mating apertures insaid tubular and said second members.

9. A device of the character described comprising a member adapted tohave hair rolled thereon, a second member adapted to grip the hairpreparatory to rolling, said members having pairs of overlapping earsbetween the ends thereof, each of said apertures having a hori- Zontalslot of greater' length than the diameter of said aperture and -disposedsubstantially across the center thereof, and means for holding therolled hair in place, said last named means comprising a loop of Wire ofsubstantially annular cross-section, each end of said Wire being attenedto' pass through said aligned apertures to pivotally connect the saidmembers, the said flattened ends preventing disengagement of said Wirefrom said apertures except when said flattened ends are in matingalignment With said horizontal slots, said flattened ends being disposedin spaced relationship to each other.

STEPHEN B. BELIAEFF.

